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On September 22.1776 ; Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution. source
On September 22.1776 ; Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.
On September 22.1862 ; Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released. source
On September 22.1862 ; Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
On September 22.1892 ; Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost. source
On September 22.1892 ; Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
On September 22.1919 ; The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. source
On September 22.1919 ; The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
On September 22.1957 ; In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. source
On September 22.1957 ; In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
On September 22.1993 ; A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. source
On September 22.1993 ; A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
On September 22.1995 ; An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed. source
On September 22.1995 ; An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
On September 23.1780 ; American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides. source
On September 23.1780 ; American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
On September 23.1889 ; Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda. source
On September 23.1889 ; Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
On September 23.1983 ; Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board. source
On September 23.1983 ; Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
On September 24.1841 ;The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom. source
On September 24.1841 ;The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
On September 24.1853 ; Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France. source
On September 24.1853 ; Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
On September 24.1869 ; "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. source
On September 24.1869 ; "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
On September 24.1911 ; His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. source
On September 24.1911 ; His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
On September 24.1946 ; Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. source
On September 24.1946 ; Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
On September 24.1957 ; President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. source
On September 24.1957 ; President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
On September 24.1972 ; Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India. source
On September 24.1972 ; Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
On September 25.1804 ; The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver. source
On September 25.1804 ; The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.
On September 25.1890 ; The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park. source
On September 25.1890 ; The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
On September 25.1911 ; An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship. source
On September 25.1911 ; An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
On September 25.1955 ; The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded. source
On September 25.1955 ; The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
On September 25.1978 ; PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people. source
On September 25.1978 ; PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
On September 26.1777 ; American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia. source
On September 26.1777 ; American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
On September 26.1810 ; A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne. source
On September 26.1810 ; A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
On September 26.1910 ; Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled. source
On September 26.1910 ; Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.
On September 26.1933 ; As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. source
On September 26.1933 ; As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
On September 26.1953 ; Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ended source
On September 26.1953 ; Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ended
On September 27.1822 ; Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone. source
On September 27.1822 ; Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
On September 27.1875 ; The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool. source
On September 27.1875 ; The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.